Little Girl Sings Her Great Grandmother with Dementia 'Back to Life' in Moving Video

Brenda Brock of Norwich, UK recently met her great granddaughter, Sophie Flynn, for the first time. Brock suffers from dementia and rarely remembers who anyone is, besides her husband Joe.

"Nana isn't very responsive, she doesn't know who I am or who my mom Yvonne, her daughter, is most of the time," Sophie's mom, Sarah Miller, told the Mirror.

Which is why this viral video is touching the hearts of millions. In the clip, five-year-old Sophie gently strokes her great grandmother's face as she sings a beautiful rendition of "You Are My Sunshine." As the little girl coos the soft song, Brock responds with a few gurgled noises to let the young one know she hears her.

When she finishes her lovely solo, Sophie leans in to give her great granny some sweet pecks. If their remarkable bond isn't enough to make your eyes well up with tears, then we don't know what will.

Sophie's parents were anxious before taking her to see her great grandma because of the advanced state of her dementia. Not only that but Brock is also blind, and they were worried that the elderly woman may frighten the young girl. Much to their surprise though, the complete opposite happened.

"Sophie just jumped straight into bed with Nana and started chatting to her and singing to her and stroking her face," Miller said. "Sophie brought her back to life. It was amazing, we just couldn't believe it. When they were together it was like they were the only two people in the room."

And although Nana doesn't remember her whole family these days, she sure remembered Sophie. "Nana is very scared of new people but she was completely at ease with Sophie," Miller said. "She kept asking for Sophie for the two days we stayed in Norwich."

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The reaction the Internet has had to this breathtaking video has, of course, been incredible. "I've had messages from people all over the world telling me Sophie has touched their hearts and it has given them hope for their own relatives with dementia," Miller said. "I've had a lot of messages from nurses saying this is what people with dementia need and so I hope Sophie's video can help others."

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